Skill Gap Analysis Identifies High Employer Demand Fields

Each year, the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board conducts an analysis that results in identifying mid-level high employer demand occupation groups. The list of high demand occupations helps guide the investments of workforce development programs and services. Methodology.

Notes: Science and Technology demand may be partly met from baccalaureate programs, including both dropouts and degree holders.

It is not currently possible to reliably project demand for the following occupational groups:
-Construction- due to uncertainties about the overhang of construction workers unemployed during the recession.
-Preschool workers - demand projections do not distinguish training levels below bachelor's degree.

Updated November 2013

Report gives overview of workforce preparation in WashingtonA Skilled and Educated Workforce 2015
is the product of the Washington Student Achievement Council, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Workforce Board. It is published every two years.

Discover how many Washington workers are prepared for high employer demand occupations at every level, see where the gaps are between degree production and demand, and view which fields are producing more job openings.

Key findings:

Nearly half of all U.S. jobs are at the middle skill level. But in many cases, employers are finding mid-level positions difficult to fill.

Degree production in healthcare professions has increased, largely due to coordinated system-wide efforts. However substantial shortages still exist, particularly at the professional level.

CareerBridge.Wa.Gov provides detailed information on roughly 6,000 education and training programs in Washington searchable by occupation and key words. The website also provides labor demand information for all occupations and performance results of programs that have been operating for two or more years.